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Revenue-Boosting Services
Pharmacies operate in a competitive business environment that requires close attention to a range of operational details, not least of all the revenue that’s a pharmacy’s financial lifeblood. Read about some of the tools you can use to help keep an eye on and even improve this key element of your business. by Will Lockwood
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Read more...Recent Editorial
| Looking Ahead: What's Coming in 2010 |
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2009 has been quite a challenging year. Not only did pharmacists have to contend with the usual array of clinical, business, and regulatory issues, but they also had to face a very difficult economy. Our annual survey of the technology vendors has turned up reasons to be optimistic about 2010, though — from new products and enhancements to the prospects for an increasing clinical role for pharmacists. | |
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| POS Power Users: The Best Ideas |
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Point-of-sale (POS) systems can be powerful tools for running your pharmacy better, improving your financials, and serving your patients more effectively. Whether it’s inventory, pricing, reporting, receivables management, prescription tracking, or signature capture, the POS power users we spoke with for this story have found multiple ways to put this technology to work. | |
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| The Chain Market Report 2009 |
A Look at Where the Chains Stand with TechnologyA report on the state of technology at the 28 chains, representing 7,922 pharmacies, that participated in our annual survey. The demand for technology remains strong, and the process of acquiring and installing new systems continues. Despite the current economic conditions, chain pharmacies have not lost their focus on putting the right technology in place to make operations as safe and efficient as possible. | |
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| Technology-Supported Marketing: What Works |
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Whether you have a real interest in marketing or simply recognize it as a necessity, there are a variety of strategies that use technology to improve the visibility of your pharmacy’s services and products and build your business. You may look to your vendors and trading partners for help, or you may be able to use features in systems already in place. Find out what’s working for pharmacists right now.
| The 2009 Retail Buyers Guide |
The 2009 Retail Buyers Guide features more than 50 profiles of vendors that specialize in Pharmacy Management, Productivity, & Workflow System; Long-Term Care & Assisted Living; Point-of-Sale Systems; Specialized Products & Services. | |
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| The Outlook for 2009 |
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Prospects for the economy may be gloomy, but our annual survey of technology vendors found that there's optimism for the pharmacy market. The feeling is that pharmacists will look to investments that can improve operations and offer new revenue opportunities in their efforts to make 2009 a good year.
